Highlander (1986) Action Fantasy Adventure
Highlander (1986) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 5.25/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.0/10
Metascore: ☆ 2.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.9/10 - Related: Discover more movies like Highlander
Highlander Plot Synopsis:
In New York City, the owner of a sophisticated antique shop Russell Edwin Nash is challenged to a sword fight in the parking lot of the Madison Square Garden by a man called Iman Fasil that is beheaded by Russell. He hides his sword and is arrested by the police while leaving the stadium. Russell recalls his life in the sixteenth century in Scotland, when he is Connor MacLeod, and is fatally wounded in a battle against another Clan. However, he surprisingly survives and his Clan believes he has a pact with the devil and expels him from their lands. Then he meets Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez, who explains that he is immortal unless he is beheaded. Further, the immortals dispute a game killing each other and in the end only one survives receiving a prize with the power of the other immortals. Russell is released by the police, but the snoopy forensic agent Brenda J. Wyatt is attracted by the case since she found fragments of an ancient Katana and follows Russell. But the also immortal Kurgan is hunting down MacLeod, and Brenda is in the middle of their battle.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Tagline: From another time comes a man of incredible power. He is immortal. Now he is about to face the ultimate challenge. At stake is the greatest prize imaginable.
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Highlander Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1986 (more 1986 movies)
Box Office: $5,900,000
Nominations: 2
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Highlander Release Dates In Theaters: Mar 07, 1986, Blu-ray 4K: Dec 13, 2022, Blu-ray CE: Dec 13, 2022
Writers: Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, Larry Ferguson
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Highlander (1986) Cast (Click to Expand)
Highlander Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Lambert | ... | Connor MacLeod |
| Roxanne Hart | ... | Brenda Wyatt |
| Clancy Brown | ... | Kurgan |
| Sean Connery | ... | Ramirez |
| Beatie Edney | ... | Heather (as Beattie Edney) |
| Alan North | ... | Lt. Frank Moran |
| Sheila Gish | ... | Rachel Ellenstein |
| Jon Polito | ... | Det. Walter Bedsoe |
| Hugh Quarshie | ... | Sunda Kastagir |
| Christopher Malcolm | ... | Kirk Matunas |
| Peter Diamond | ... | Fasil |
| Billy Hartman | ... | Dugal MacLeod |
| James Cosmo | ... | Angus MacLeod |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Kate |
| Alistair Findlay | ... | Chief Murdoch |
| Edward Wiley | ... | Garfield |
| James McKenna | ... | Father Rainey |
| John Cassady | ... | Kenny |
| Ian Reddington | ... | Bassett |
| Sion Tudor Owen | ... | Hotchkiss |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Christopher Lambert (b. March 29, 1957) – Connor MacLeod
Sign: Aries, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Christophe Lambert | Chris Lambert | Les chevaliers du fiel - Roxanne Hart (b. July 27, 1952) – Brenda Wyatt
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Clancy Brown (b. January 5, 1959) – Kurgan
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m) - Sean Connery, as Ramirez, passed away at age 90 in Nassau, Bahamas.
Sign: Virgo, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Sir Sean Connery - Beatie Edney – Heather (as Beattie Edney)
- Alan North – Lt. Frank Moran
- Sheila Gish – Rachel Ellenstein
- Jon Polito, as Det. Walter Bedsoe, passed away at age 65 in Duarte, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: John Polito - Hugh Quarshie (b. December 22, 1954) – Sunda Kastagir
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Huge Quarshie - Christopher Malcolm, as Kirk Matunas, passed away at age 67 in London, England, UK.
Sign: Leo
Also known as: Chris Malcolm | Christopher Malcom - Peter Diamond, as Fasil, passed away at age 74 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Billy Hartman (b. November 30, 1956) – Dugal MacLeod
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - James Cosmo (b. May 24, 1948) – Angus MacLeod
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: James Cosmos - Celia Imrie (b. July 15, 1952) – Kate
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m) - Alistair Findlay – Chief Murdoch
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